Scientists confirm fruit and vegetable skin really is good for youFri, 30 Oct 2026 09:49:57 +0000 Parts of plants that are usually wasted, from kiwi skin to squash seeds, contain more fibre than the parts of the plant we do eat | |
In Dark Eden, I imagined how life might exist on a sunless planetFri, 30 Oct 2026 09:30:00 +0000 Dark Eden, the November read for the New Scientist Book Club, takes place on a rogue planet outside the Milky Way. Award-winning author Chris Beckett explains how he thought through the science behind this night world | |
Read an extract from Dark Eden by Chris BeckettFri, 30 Oct 2026 09:30:00 +0000 In this extract from Chris Beckett’s Dark Eden, the November read for the New Scientist Book Club, we meet some of the inhabitants of a dark planet that drifts outside the Milky Way, descendants of two astronauts marooned there over a century earlier | |
‘Reverse physics’ could help bridge the classical and quantum worldsFri, 30 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Physics is generally built on observations, then the maths that supports them comes later. Columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan takes a look at an effort to reverse this and rebuild the laws of physics from the maths up | |
The 12 strangest science stories we can’t stop thinking aboutFri, 30 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000 From subconscious finger sniffing to rats driving cars, New Scientist staff have reported on many weird, wild or utterly bonkers discoveries and inventions in the 70 years since we began | |
Plant biology provides inspiration for PFAS replacementThu, 29 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0000 Forever chemicals are renowned for their durability and their non-stick properties, but they persist for years in the environment. An alternative inspired by plants doesn't have the same problem | |
Birds can get jet lag on long, fast flights and then fly off courseThu, 29 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000 On fast flights across the Atlantic, the body clocks of Manx shearwaters get out of sync with local time, leading them to veer away from the most direct flight path | |
Inhaling CO2 may rescue nerves’ ability to regrowThu, 29 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Breathing out after birth switches off the ability of tissues to regenerate, a study in mice suggests. But the pathway seems to be reversible | |
Key oddity of quantum physics may run even deeper than anticipatedThu, 29 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Quantum mechanics stands out by being probabilistic and a new analysis suggests that this property can be traced unexpectedly deep into the theory’s mathematical foundations | |
Twisteddoodles on scientists in horror moviesWed, 28 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000 This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles | |